Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland

Conversion of peat swamp forests to oil palm plantations has been a common practice in Southeast Asia in the face of oil palm boom. Soil carbon has been one of the numerous nutrients that are lost as a result of this practice. This work therefore attempts to study the influence of rainfall as one of...

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Main Authors: Adesiji Richard, Adeolu, Thamer Ahmed, Mohammad, Nik Norsyahariati, Nik Daud, Sa’ari, Mustapha, Alexander Kiew, Sayok, Padfield, Rory, Evers, Stephanie
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author Adesiji Richard, Adeolu
Thamer Ahmed, Mohammad
Nik Norsyahariati, Nik Daud
Sa’ari, Mustapha
Alexander Kiew, Sayok
Padfield, Rory
Evers, Stephanie
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description Conversion of peat swamp forests to oil palm plantations has been a common practice in Southeast Asia in the face of oil palm boom. Soil carbon has been one of the numerous nutrients that are lost as a result of this practice. This work therefore attempts to study the influence of rainfall as one of the drivers of carbon loss in the peatlands. Four different sites were selected for the study which considered both dry and wet seasons. The results from the two seasons were analyzed and it was observed that soil carbon during the dry season was lower compared to the wet season's.
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spelling unimas-131562023-08-29T02:25:49Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13156/ Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland Adesiji Richard, Adeolu Thamer Ahmed, Mohammad Nik Norsyahariati, Nik Daud Sa’ari, Mustapha Alexander Kiew, Sayok Padfield, Rory Evers, Stephanie GE Environmental Sciences Conversion of peat swamp forests to oil palm plantations has been a common practice in Southeast Asia in the face of oil palm boom. Soil carbon has been one of the numerous nutrients that are lost as a result of this practice. This work therefore attempts to study the influence of rainfall as one of the drivers of carbon loss in the peatlands. Four different sites were selected for the study which considered both dry and wet seasons. The results from the two seasons were analyzed and it was observed that soil carbon during the dry season was lower compared to the wet season's. Elsevier B. V 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13156/1/Investigating%20the%20influence%20of%20rainfall%20on%20soil%20carbon%20quantity%20in%20a%20Tropical%20Peatland%20%28abstract%29.pdf Adesiji Richard, Adeolu and Thamer Ahmed, Mohammad and Nik Norsyahariati, Nik Daud and Sa’ari, Mustapha and Alexander Kiew, Sayok and Padfield, Rory and Evers, Stephanie (2015) Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30. pp. 44-49. ISSN 1878-0296 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029615006027 doi: 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.10.008
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
Adesiji Richard, Adeolu
Thamer Ahmed, Mohammad
Nik Norsyahariati, Nik Daud
Sa’ari, Mustapha
Alexander Kiew, Sayok
Padfield, Rory
Evers, Stephanie
Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland
title Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland
title_full Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland
title_fullStr Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland
title_short Investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a Tropical Peatland
title_sort investigating the influence of rainfall on soil carbon quantity in a tropical peatland
topic GE Environmental Sciences
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